President Barack Obama has been noticeably absent — which he has every right to be after eight years on the job — from politics since leaving office in January. But now that Obama is back from vacation [1], people are beginning to wonder where the former president is and why he hasn't weighed in a bit more on the current chaotic political climate [2]. Now, Obama's former Attorney General and friend Eric Holder has revealed Obama's re-entry into the political realm could be at any moment.
According to Politico, Holder told reporters on Feb. 28 that Obama was close to making a public reappearance in politics as a part of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee's effort to combat Republican gerrymandering [3]. "It's coming. He's coming," Holder said. "And he's ready to roll."
The NRDC hopes to totally overhaul the current political districting that Republicans have manipulated in the past years — allowing the GOP to dominate local politics and the House of Representatives [5]. Holder, who chairs the NRDC, indicated that Obama would be a "more visible part of the effort" to restructure the districting.
Since The Obama Foundation will aim to encourage more citizens into running for political office [6], it makes complete sense that Obama would be involved with the NRDC's endeavor. The only question is when he will reappear.